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Where does “inescapable” come from?

Inescapable derives from English escape with the prefix in- from Latin in, negating the concept of escape traceable through Proto-Indo-European roots.

inescapable (English): Impossible to avoid or escape; not escapable

Definitions

  1. Impossible to avoid or escape; not escapable

Ancestry of “inescapable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishescapableAble to be escaped or run from; Not needed or...
2EnglishescapeTo get free; to free oneself; To avoid ; to...
3Middle Englishescapen—
4Old FrenchescaperAlternative form of eschaper
5Vulgar Latinexcapparepresent active infinitive of *excappō;...
6Latin-āre—
7Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
8Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
11Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “inescapable”

  • inescapably
  • inescapableness
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